by - September 18, 2024 10:48 am
The Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, in collaboration with the Northwest Arkansas Council, will release…
by - September 17, 2024 3:50 pm
Mark Power, who has been part of fundraising efforts at the University of Arkansas since 2001, is proud of his 23 years of work that has helped raise billions of…
by - September 17, 2024 3:33 pm
Mass timber products have become significant to many large construction projects in Northwest Arkansas thanks in part to the advocacy of Peter MacKeith, dean of the University of Arkansas Fay…
by - September 17, 2024 3:22 pm
Fayetteville-based jeweler Underwoods Fine Jewelers earned first place in the 2024 CASE Awards, the annual jewelry design competition of trade group Jewelers of America. Underwoods won the award in the…
by - September 16, 2024 6:48 pm
U.S. consumers spent $9.9 billion online buying groceries and consumables in August, up 7% from a year ago, according to a Brick Meets Clicks/Mercatus Group survey completed Aug. 31. The…
by - September 16, 2024 4:06 pm
Walmart’s Marketplace business helped the Bentonville-based retail behemoth cross $100 billion in online sales last year. That was a milestone, but Walmart is doubling down with its bet that the…
by - September 16, 2024 12:39 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will be the first company to participate in a program to test a new truck that runs on renewable natural gas. According to J.B….
by - September 16, 2024 9:12 am
The McMillon Innovation Studio, the University of Arkansas’ innovation hub, has doubled its footprint to nearly 2,500 square feet after expanding into the seventh floor of the Harmon Avenue Parking…
by - September 15, 2024 3:28 pm
Kathleen McLaughlin, president of the Walmart Foundation for the past decade, will be chair of the Walmart Foundation Board of Directors and will continue as chief sustainability officer at Walmart….
by - September 13, 2024 10:59 am
Rogers-based Harvest Group, a national integrated commerce agency, recently partnered with Seattle-based Stackline, a retail intelligence and software company. According to a news release, the collaboration gives Harvest Group access…
by - September 13, 2024 10:56 am
The Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses, a nonprofit seeking to bridge the gap between Arkansas and Asian businesses, will host its second annual Global Talent of Arkansas Forum on Sept….
by - September 12, 2024 3:15 pm
The Northwest Arkansas real estate market experienced strong home sales and low vacancy rates in multifamily and commercial properties in the first half of 2024, according to Arvest Bank’s new…
by - September 12, 2024 2:13 pm
For Hog fans in Arkansas yet unfamiliar with two of the state’s largest publicly-held companies, good news. The logos of Bentonville-based Walmart and Springdale-based Tyson Foods will be on the…
by - September 12, 2024 10:49 am
Fayetteville School District is the new owner of 19.72 acres east of North College Avenue in separate deals with a combined value of $4.05 million. The purchase price equals $205,547…
by - September 12, 2024 10:45 am
Fayetteville nonprofit Nelms Dyslexia Center recently opened in a 10,500-square-foot building that was formerly a guitar store. The center provides dyslexia assessments, reading therapy, teacher training and information for families….
by - September 12, 2024 10:22 am
Arkansas is at the bottom of the barrel for Medicaid, commercial insurance, and self-insured employer reimbursement rates paid to healthcare providers, according to Larry Shackelford, CEO of Washington Regional Medical…
by - September 11, 2024 5:09 pm
It was the early 2000s, and it seemed like every other person in Northwest Arkansas with a hammer and a tape measure was a home builder. “Teachers, lawyers, doctors, everybody…
by - September 11, 2024 4:56 pm
The Benton County and Washington County affiliates for Habitat for Humanity have merged to become Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Arkansas, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 10) news release. The…
by - September 11, 2024 3:26 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. awarded more than $533,000 in scholarships in the third year of the J.B. Hunt Scholarship for Families program. This year, 100 new recipients…
by - September 11, 2024 10:57 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville reported enrollment as of Tuesday (Sept. 10) rose by 7% to a record of 9,017 students from 8,409 last year, according to the college….
